Union claims public support for park closures

The Community and Public Sector Union says the public supported its closures of state and national parks at the Easter weekend.

Parks Victoria rangers closed parks across the state, including at Ballarat, Warrnambool and Maryborough, as part of a pay dispute.

The union says private contractors were paid by the State Government to unlock some parks to allow public access.

However, the secretary, Karen Batt, says visitors were supportive of the rangers' industrial campaign at parks that remained closed.

"We have been pleasantly surprised at the high levels of support our members have received from the people who were trying to go into a number of national and state parks we had closed as part of the industrial action," she said.

"There has been overwhelming support for the rangers and their call for a fair wage outcome."

She says staff were committed to keeping the parks closed as part of the industrial dispute.

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